Beer consumption was down from last year's 6.9 million liters, while the number of visitors remained unchanged. The beer record was set in 2011, when 7.5 million liters were drunk. But for readers who follow the more intriguing statistics produced by the world's biggest beer festival, here's the list of lost items, and this year they once again included dentures, albeit only a half set.
There are many causes for peeling palms, according to Dr. Lawrence E. Gibson, a dermatologist with the Mayo Clinic. They include: excessive sweating, very dry skin, fungal infections, sunburn and reactions to medications. In rare cases, peeling skin could also be a symptom of an illness called Kawasaki disease.
Dupuytren's contracture can cause slow but progressive changes in the palms of the hand. With Dupuytren's, scar tissue develops underneath the skin of the palm. As the disease progresses, the scar tissue shrinks. This slowly pulls the fingers into in a bent position called a contracture. Over time, Dupuytrenâs curtails daily activities.